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New website carlthdreyer.dk

31. may 2010 | DREYER. Carl Theodor Dreyer is one of international cinema's giants. In May the Danish Film Institute launched the website carlthdreyer.dk, inviting you to explore the full extent of the Danish director's…

From Dreyer to Trier

25. may 2010 | DREYER. "Carl Theodor Dreyer possessed the pure heart and natural humility of the passionate individual," Lars von Trier once said about his greatest role model. Of all the artists Dreyer has inspired, von…

Danish triumph at Critics' Week Cannes

20. may 2010 | CANNES 2010. Two Danish films swept up Semaine de la Critique's top awards this evening in Cannes. Janus Metz' Armadillo won the Grand Prix de la Semaine de la Critique and Daniel Borgman's short film Berik…

Music for a saint

18. may 2010 | DREYER. The raw power of "La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc" has inspired Portishead and Goldfrapp members Adrian Utley and Will Gregory to create a brand new score for Dreyer's silent masterpiece, performed live 7…

Trades applaud Armadillo

17. may 2010 | CANNES 2010. On Sunday May 16 Janus Metz' documentary feature Armadillo premiered before the festival press corps, and screened yesterday and today to Cannes audiences at the Critics' Week (Semaine de la Critique…

An Unequal Bargain

12. may 2010 | INTERVIEW / FIRST FEATURE. What's really at issue when Angelina Jolie, Mia Farrow or Madonna adopt a baby from a Third World country? Are they helping children or just exploiting them all over again? Carlos Oliveira's debut…